Santa Barbara Anna

Santa Barbara Anna is a steel fishing trawler, originally named VANESSAA ANN. It was built in 1951 at the Richards Ironworks of Lowestoft shipyard and until 1973 was used for fishing around Iceland and England near Fleetwood and Lowestoft. It even had its own contribution to the so-called Cod Wars, during which it suffered damage in a collision with the Icelandic gunboat THOR.

In 1984, the ship was sold due to the owner’s deteriorating health. The new owners, Reg March and Jack Scott, converted her in 1984–85 into a 14-meter larger three-masted topsail schooner.

In 1991, it was sold again to Joseph Maria Kelly, and in 1995 transferred to the City of Rostock, where it remains in service to this day. The ship has a SeeBG (Seafarers’ Accident Insurance Association) safety certificate, a large mess hall, a well-equipped galley, 20 berths, and a sanitary area with three toilets and a shower.